Sr AI Governance & Risk Analyst

Insight Global; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global seeks a Senior AI Governance & Risk Analyst to support a government-sector client. This role builds AI governance programs, risk assessments, and documentation to enable secure AI adoption across the enterprise.

You will manage governance artifacts, review AI solutions, and partner with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent risk oversight. The ideal candidate has extensive governance experience, familiarity with AI RMF and ISO 42001, and the ability to work with technical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information security, information systems, business or related fields.
• Six (6) years of cybersecurity governance, risk management, compliance, audit or privacy experience.
• Three (3) years in technology risk assessments, security reviews or governance activities.
• Experience developing governance documentation and policies.
• Experience preparing executive risk reports and briefing materials.

Responsibilities

• Develop and operationalize AI governance programs and security standards.
• Conduct AI risk assessments and document risk decisions.
• Support risk acceptance activities and remediation guidance.
• Create repeatable governance templates, decision trees and procedures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent oversight.

Skills

AI governance

Risk assessment

Policy development

Executive reporting

Stakeholder management

Independent project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems

Job description

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Senior AI Governance & Risk Analyst to support our client in the government sector. This role supports the Information Security Emerging Technologies team by developing and operationalizing AI governance programs, security standards, risk assessment processes, and supporting documentation to enable the secure adoption of AI technologies across the enterprise. The individual will help establish and maintain AI governance frameworks, including intake, review, approval, and exception management processes, while managing governance artifacts and approved AI solution inventories. Responsibilities include conducting AI risk assessments, evaluating emerging technologies against regulatory, compliance, legal, privacy, and business requirements, documenting risk decisions, and supporting risk acceptance activities. The role also focuses on creating repeatable governance mechanisms through reusable templates, decision trees, assessment criteria, operational procedures, and guidance for business stakeholders, project teams, and security personnel, while partnering with cross-functional governance and review teams to ensure consistent oversight and risk management of AI initiatives.

Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Information Systems, Business Administration, Public Administration, Risk Management, or related fields.
• Experience can be concurrent:
• Six (6) years of experience in cybersecurity governance, risk management, compliance, audit, privacy, or information security.
• Three (3) years of experience conducting technology risk assessments, security reviews, compliance reviews, or governance activities.
• Experience developing policies, standards, procedures, frameworks, or governance documentation.
• Experience preparing executive-level reports, risk assessments, recommendations, and briefing materials.
• Experience facilitating meetings and working with technical and non-technical stakeholders to achieve consensus.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Familiarity with prominent AI governance frameworks, specifically the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF) and/or ISO/IEC 42001 (Artificial Intelligence Management System).
• Practical experience operationalizing and maintaining an AI Bill of Materials (AIBOM) framework, partnering with engineering teams to continuously track model lineage, datasets, and third-party dependencies.
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CRISC, CISM, CGRC, CDPSE, or equivalent.
• Experience supporting AI governance, AI risk management, or responsible AI programs.
• Familiarity with NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, COBIT, or similar governance frameworks.
• Experience evaluating emerging technologies, cloud services, or third-party technology solutions.
• Hands-on experience assessing commercial SaaS and enterprise AI solutions (e.g., Copilots, API integrations) to ensure vendor data-handling practices align with corporate privacy and confidentiality mandates.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].